Originally Posted by rubicon

Ladydoc: Actually I made reference to Ann Coulter's article last week on another thread concerning Newt explaining that some not particularly fond of Newt would enjoy her column. Ann sends me an advanced copy of her column. I just love that beautiful blonde intelligent woman.

I also started a new thread this AM explaining that my prediction that Hillary would run is a posibility...The push is on to dump Obama. It would be nice to believe that I am an extraordianry gifted analyst but the truth is politcians are so easily predictable.

I remember reading your post; that might be why it even caught my eye.

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Originally Posted by eweissenbach

I did an online search and she has said some things about Christians, but nothing like you've said, and as vilified as she is by the left wing media I don't believe a statement like your's would be ignored.

Ms. Coulter does have a scathing and sarcastic sense of humor at times and hateful people who disagree with her right to voice her opinion often castigate her and take her out of context in a stupid mission to destroy her. I'm guessing this is the substance of the story you heard about her.

Could be, but the problem is the "hateful people who disagree with her right to voice he opinion", are inspired by her over the top hatefulness and respond in-kind. One of the huge problems we have in politics today, (and it is not new, but simply more pervasive imo) is the horrible rhetoric, and the dig your heels in ideology, fostered by extremists on each side - Coulter = Olberman. No statesmanship, no compromise, no leadership, no solutions.

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Originally Posted by eweissenbach

Could be, but the problem is the "hateful people who disagree with her right to voice he opinion", are inspired by her over the top hatefulness and respond in-kind. One of the huge problems we have in politics today, (and it is not new, but simply more pervasive imo) is the horrible rhetoric, and the dig your heels in ideology, fostered by extremists on each side - Coulter = Olberman. No statesmanship, no compromise, no leadership, no solutions.

I can't agree. I've seen Coulter many times being interviewed and it's always with her sly sarcastic humor that she castigates her foes. Olberman is more an angry faced troll in his petulant diatribes. Maybe if Olbermann had any semblance of humor in his ranting he wouldn't be almost banished from discussion among even his peers.

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I can't agree. I've seen Coulter many times being interviewed and it's always with her sly sarcastic humor that she castigates her foes. Olberman is more an angry faced troll in his petulant diatribes. Maybe if Olbermann had any semblance of humor in his ranting he wouldn't be almost banished from discussion among even his peers.[/QUOTE

I agree to disagree, I think it simply depends on the ideological perch from which you view things.

sly sarcastic humor...

To a disabled Vietnam vet: "People like you caused us to lose that war."---MSNBC


She's a riot, all right.........

Originally Posted by coralway

sly sarcastic humor...

To a disabled Vietnam vet: "People like you caused us to lose that war."---MSNBC


She's a riot, all right.........

Who was this vet? Post a link to the comment. Why should I believe you.

As with most things, there's more to the story.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

Coulter made her first national media appearance in 1996 after she was hired by the then-fledgling network MSNBC as a legal correspondent. She was dismissed from the network at least twice. First, in February 1997, after she insulted the late Pamela Harriman (U.S. Ambassador to France), as the network was covering her memorial service. They missed her jousting and quickly rehired her, only to fire her eight months later after she tangled with a disabled Vietnam veteran on the air. Robert Muller, co-founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, asserted that, "in 90% of the cases that U.S. soldiers got blown up [in Vietnam]—Ann, are you listening—they were our own mines." (Muller was misquoting a 1969 Pentagon report that found that 90% of the components used in enemy mines came from U.S. duds and refuse). Coulter, who found Muller's statement laughable, averted her eyes and responded sarcastically, "No wonder you guys lost." It became an infamous—and oft-misreported—Coulter moment. The Washington Post and others turned the line into a more personal attack: "People like you caused us to lose that war." But her troubles with MSNBC only freed her to appear on CNN and Fox News, whose producers were often calling.

Say what you want about the Blonde Ditch Witch, but she has an audience that continues to read her trash column every week. Of course, Beetle Bailey has a large following, too.

Originally Posted by buggyone

Say what you want about the Blonde Ditch Witch, but she has an audience that continues to read her trash column every week. Of course, Beetle Bailey has a large following, too.

All your hate is disturbing. She's not the most widely read and best selling conservative author because she's unscholarly and uninformed. Maybe she just reveals too much trash about your heroes. I'm betting that's it.

(Most of the hateful rhetoric on this forum seems to emanate from liberal posters. The name calling primarily)

Originally Posted by RichieLion

All your hate is disturbing. She's not the most widely read and best selling conservative author because she's unscholarly and uninformed. Maybe she just reveals too much trash about your heroes. I'm betting that's it.

(Most of the hateful rhetoric on this forum seems to emanate from liberal posters. The name calling primarily)

No Richie, Coulter's hate is disturbing, and I don't think anyone has accused her of being unscholarly or uninformed. There are few people who read this forum and see buggyone's posts, if they are indead hateful, so whatever he, or anyone here says is relatively harmless. Coulter has found an audience of a few million, mostly because she feeds into their bias and hatred, with a sarcastic venom that is unprofessional and appeals to the worst nature in her audience. Richie you seem like a mostly reasonable man and I find it hard to beleive you would condone her rhetoric. By the way, I am not a liberal so try not to use your highest insult on me in that way.

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

No Richie, Coulter's hate is disturbing, and I don't think anyone has accused her of being unscholarly or uninformed. There are few people who read this forum and see buggyone's posts, if they are indead hateful, so whatever he, or anyone here says is relatively harmless. Coulter has found an audience of a few million, mostly because she feeds into their bias and hatred, with a sarcastic venom that is unprofessional and appeals to the worst nature in her audience. Richie you seem like a mostly reasonable man and I find it hard to beleive you would condone her rhetoric. By the way, I am not a liberal so try not to use your highest insult on me in that way.

I enjoy listening to Coulter. I usually agree with her and I have a high sense of appreciation for her witty sarcasm. I think it's only the ones she skewers, and those who admire her ideological targets that call it hate. I find it a bit ludicrous, and even mendacious.

She is probably the consistently highest selling politically conservative author in the country. She's irreverent and funny and smarter than most all who interview her or review her.

Me insult? When have I insulted anyone. I think Ms. Coulter and I have this in common. People who don't like their views and thoughts disparaged internalize a feeling of profound hurt, and then feel victimized. It's an "occupational" hazard, I guess.

Richie, you actually posted. "I enjoy listening to Coulter. I usually agree with her and I have a high sense of appreciation for her witty sarcasm. I think it's only the ones she skewers, and those who admire her ideological targets that call it hate."

You do not call quotes # 2 and 3 "HATE"? I really hope you do not agree with her on those topics. Her quote #1 shows stupidity.

1. "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts we should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." -Ann Coulter, on fears over the fallout from Japan's nuclear crisis, Bill O'Reilly interview, March 18, 2011

2. "I don't really like to think of it as a murder. It was terminating Tiller in the 203rd trimester. ... I am personally opposed to shooting abortionists, but I don't want to impose my moral values on others." --on the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller, FOX News interview, June 22, 2009

3. "We need somebody to put rat poisoning in Justice Stevens' creme brulee."

These are the remarks of a sane person? No, they are not! These are real quotes and are even taken from Fox Noise itself.
Even scarier are the number of people who think that Coulter speaks the truth.

Originally Posted by buggyone

Richie, you actually posted. "I enjoy listening to Coulter. I usually agree with her and I have a high sense of appreciation for her witty sarcasm. I think it's only the ones she skewers, and those who admire her ideological targets that call it hate."

You do not call quotes # 2 and 3 "HATE"? I really hope you do not agree with her on those topics. Her quote #1 shows stupidity.

1. "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts we should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." -Ann Coulter, on fears over the fallout from Japan's nuclear crisis, Bill O'Reilly interview, March 18, 2011

2. "I don't really like to think of it as a murder. It was terminating Tiller in the 203rd trimester. ... I am personally opposed to shooting abortionists, but I don't want to impose my moral values on others." --on the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller, FOX News interview, June 22, 2009

3. "We need somebody to put rat poisoning in Justice Stevens' creme brulee."

These are the remarks of a sane person? No, they are not! These are real quotes and are even taken from Fox Noise itself.
Even scarier are the number of people who think that Coulter speaks the truth.

These and dozens of other quotes that Coulter has put on the record, are not witty sarcasm, they are outrageous and incediary. I disagree about her sanity, unfortunately I think she is perfectly sane, but vicious, and intelligent enough to know that her horribly mean-spirited rhetoric will make her millions of dollars pandering to the basest of intincts in her relatively small audience. Richie, I really cannot beleive you find these kind of statements to be witty or in any way helpful to anyone's cause - if you do I am disappointed.

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

These and dozens of other quotes that Coulter has put on the record, are not witty sarcasm, they are outrageous and incediary. I disagree about her sanity, unfortunately I think she is perfectly sane, but vicious, and intelligent enough to know that her horribly mean-spirited rhetoric will make her millions of dollars pandering to the basest of intincts in her relatively small audience. Richie, I really cannot beleive you find these kind of statements to be witty or in any way helpful to anyone's cause - if you do I am disappointed.

If she was not a very attractive woman I doubt she would be as successful as she is.....I can rarely read more then a paragraph or two of her stuff before she says something so "odd" ( I am being kind here) that I don't waste any more time to finish it...

Originally Posted by buggyone

Richie, you actually posted. "I enjoy listening to Coulter. I usually agree with her and I have a high sense of appreciation for her witty sarcasm. I think it's only the ones she skewers, and those who admire her ideological targets that call it hate."

You do not call quotes # 2 and 3 "HATE"? I really hope you do not agree with her on those topics. Her quote #1 shows stupidity.

1. "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts we should be exposed
to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." -Ann Coulter, on fears over the fallout from Japan's nuclear crisis, Bill O'Reilly interview, March 18, 2011

2. "I don't really like to think of it as a murder. It was terminating Tiller in the 203rd trimester. ... I am personally opposed to shooting abortionists, but I don't want to impose my moral values on others." --on the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller, FOX News interview, June 22, 2009

3. "We need somebody to put rat poisoning in Justice Stevens' creme brulee."

These are the remarks of a sane person? No, they are not! These are real quotes and are even taken from Fox Noise itself.
Even scarier are the number of people who think that Coulter speaks the truth.

Number 1.?

I won't answer this. I'll just link her column which I'd bet almost anything you never read, but are just posting a soundbite. She cites much documentation. Read it; maybe you'll actually learn something.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42347

Number 2 ?

Abortion doctors have the protection of the law in their murder of innocents. I say this as a firm believer in the sanctity of life. Ms. Coulter is making a point. It's a good one. Why is one life worth more than another? She skewered your belief and you call it hate. Thank you for making my point and hers. You couldn't have been more helpful.

Number 3 ?

In making a point about the need for more conservative justices on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, Ms. Coulter made a bad joke in wishing for the elimination from the court of the most knee-jerk liberal judge on the court at the time. She immediately at the time she made this remark to the students at Philander Smith College said "That's just a joke, for you in the media." She also made other off color jokes about Supreme Court judges to howls of laughter from her audience. It was a bit over the top and a stupid thing to say, but when people are killing innocent life, sometimes you fantasize about the ones enabling this horror.